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Hittisleigh Woods

✦ Ancient woodland37 ha

📷 Martin Bodman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeFungiSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome37 ha

Getting here

50.75198, -3.79974

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Physcia aipolia, Script Lichen, Oak Moss +96 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Physcia aipolia, Script Lichen, Oak Moss +96 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Wood Avens, Yorkshire-fog +204 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Hawthorn, Hazel +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Pied Flycatcher +28 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Pied Flycatcher +28 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dicranophragma nemorale, Large White, Dicranomyia modesta +157 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Dicranophragma nemorale, Large White, Dicranomyia modesta +157 more · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
Eastwood Lanepublic footpath · 329 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 329 mPath type: track
Newhouse Lanepublic footpath · 430 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 430 mPath type: service
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hittisleigh: interior, St Andrew’s church

📷 Martin Bodman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hittisleigh: interior, St Andrew’s church

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds800 m→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→⛪St Bartholomew's ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds5 km→✦Hillerton CrossHistoric site2.2 km→

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